Week 4: #tuneoftheweek
It is #tuneoftheweek week 4 and I’ve come up with a reel. I like the chords, the accidentals, the rhythm. I like this tune. I wouldn’t say it’s a nice tune. I wasn’t aiming for nice. I was just letting whatever…
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piano | flute | whistle | composition
It is #tuneoftheweek week 4 and I’ve come up with a reel. I like the chords, the accidentals, the rhythm. I like this tune. I wouldn’t say it’s a nice tune. I wasn’t aiming for nice. I was just letting whatever…
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It’s #tuneoftheweek week 3 already. I started writing a tune yesterday evening which I was quite happy with. I asked Adam does it sound like anything to which he said yes the first 2 bars are exactly the same as this…
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This week I’ve written a jig for #tuneoftheweek. I gave myself some boundaries for this one. I was waiting for my tea to cook and had 20 minutes until it was ready so I thought, perfect, I’ll write a tune….
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And so it begins, my aim to write a tune a week and I have just written my first one since I came up with the idea yesterday. I will be posting all tunes for #tuneoftheweek here on my website. I had…
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I love writing tunes. I’ve always maintained the belief that you can’t force a tune to be written, that the tunes I’ve written that I think work the best are ones which have just come to me rather than me…
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Each year the World Irish Dancing Championships are held in a different city over Easter. This year London is the host from April 13th-20th welcoming around 15-20000 people to the venue. Over 5000 dancers will be competing in solo, céilí, modern figure choreography…
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Back in October last year I attended the Distil residential course in New Lanark. I had an amazing time learning from fellow residents and also workshop leaders. We talked about all things music but concentrated on composition, something which I am…
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There’s nothing quite like playing a real piano. Since I graduated from uni in 2011 I’ve hardly played a real piano and I really miss it. You just don’t get the same satisfaction from playing a keyboard/stage piano. It would…
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Being a self-employed musician sometimes feels like hard work. It can be stressful, hectic and a bit shaky. Most of the time, however, I can’t believe how lucky I am to get paid for doing what I love – music….
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And so we have finally come to the end of another fantastic Celtic Connections in Glasgow. What a busy it one has been this year. Myself and Gráinne have been busy across the festival. We played in the Jury’s Inn…
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